The Effects of Respondents' Consent to Be Recorded on Interview Length and Data Quality in a National Panel Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2407494 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katherine A Mcgonagle (Institute for Social Research, Survey Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA), Katherine Mcgonagle (University of Michigan, corresponding author), Charles Brown (0009-0007-2454-3586, University of Michigan), Robert F Schoeni (0000-0003-0657-2459, University of Michigan) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 373-390 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | CAM (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-8513 • E-ISSN: 1552-3969 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1525822x15569017 |
| PMID | 26550000 |
| OpenAlex | W2153065922 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Recording interviews is a key feature of quality control protocols for most survey organizations. We examine the effects on interview length and data quality of a new protocol adopted by a national panel study. The protocol recorded a randomly chosen one-third of all interviews digitally, although all respondents were asked for permission to record their interview and interviewers were blind as to whether or not interviews were recorded. We find that the recording software slowed the interview slightly. Interviewer knowledge that the interview may be recorded improved data quality, but this knowledge also increased the length of the interview. Interviewers with higher education and performance ratings were less reactive to the new recording protocol. Survey managers may face a trade-off between higher data quality and longer interviews when determining recording protocols
Alternative medicine · Data collection · Data quality · Interview · Medical education · Protocol (science · Qualitative research · Quality (philosophy · Semi-structured interview · Statistics · Applied Psychology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Engineering · Medicine · Psychology · Social Power and Status Dynamics · Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |